Identify, design, and develop foundational backend services that power Together’s cloud platform
Analyze and improve the robustness and scalability of existing distributed systems, APIs, databases, and infrastructure
Partner with product teams to understand functional requirements and deliver solutions that meet business needs
Write clear, well-tested, and maintainable software and IaC for both new and existing systems
Conduct design and code reviews, create developer documentation, and develop testing strategies for robustness and fault tolerance
Participate in an on-call rotation to address critical incidents when necessary
Requirements
5+ years of demonstrated experience in building large scale, fault tolerant, distributed systems and API microservices
Experience designing, analyzing and improving efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources
Excellent communication skills – able to write clear design docs and work effectively with both technical and non-technical team members
Demonstrated experience with building and operating high-performance and/or globally distributed microservice architectures across one or more cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Strong systems knowledge across compute, networking, and storage, including concurrency, memory management, performant I/O, and scale
Experience developing against and managing a relational database, such as PostgreSQL
Expert-level programmer in one or more of programming language (Golang preferred)
Proficiency in version control practices and integrating IaC with CI/CD pipelines. - Experience with Kubernetes and containers preferred
Experience building and operating data infrastructure (Kinesis, Airflow, Kafka, etc) a plus
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Compensation
We offer competitive compensation, startup equity, health insurance, and other benefits, as well as flexibility in terms of remote work. The US base salary range for this full-time position is: $160,000 - $230,000 + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by location, level and role. Individual compensation will be determined by experience, skills, and job-related knowledge.
